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        <h1>
            <MadCap:keyword term="active edit" />Using Active Edit</h1>
        <p>The active edit feature allows you to edit remote files quickly and 
 without having to actively transfer them before and after editing.</p>
        <p>Once active edit has been configured 
 for an extension, you can launch the file on the remote system.</p>
        <h2>To use active edit on a remote file:</h2>
        <ol style="list-style: decimal;list-style-type: decimal;">
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Configure 
 an editor and extension.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the file you want to edit.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit</span> from the command bar, or 
 right-mouse click on the file and select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Operations 
 &gt;Edit</span>.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">The file 
 launches in the associated application.</p>
            </li>
        </ol>
        <h2>To display information about active edits:</h2>
        <ul style="list-style: disc;" type="disc">
            <li class="p">
                <p>Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Active Edit 
 Manager</span><span> button on the toolbar or select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">View</span><span> 
 from the main menu and then select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Active 
 Edit Manager</span><span>. (This option is only 
 available if the application is currently editing remote files).&#160;</span></p>
            </li>
        </ul>
        <h2>To edit a local file:&#160;</h2>
        <ol style="list-style: decimal;list-style-type: decimal;">
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the file you want to edit.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit</span> from the command bar, or 
 right-mouse click on the file and select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Open</span>.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">The file 
 launches in the associated application.</p>
            </li>
        </ol>
        <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">
            <MadCap:xref href="configuring_active_edit.htm">See "Configuring Active Edit"</MadCap:xref>
        </p>
        <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">
            <MadCap:xref href="setting_the_remote_port.htm">See "Setting the remote port"</MadCap:xref>
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